Not Getting Away With Pick â€“ Pocketing!

August 25, 2013

Mobile video clips used as evidence for Russian tourist pick-pocketing case

PATTAYA– August 25, 2013 [PDN]; at 3.00 am Mr. Sataporn Mewong, aged 23 years residing in house No. 18/1 Moo 12, Tambon Nong Prue, Banglamung, Chonburi, was detained by police officers. 1,000 baht cash and mobile video clips are being used as evidence against the suspect. The suspect was reported to be pick-pocketing from Russian tourists. Locals have also reported that there are many pickpocketing cases happening in Soi Naklua 18 in front of convenient stores, video clips of the suspects have been identified.

Locals had tried to detain the suspect who was then taken to the police station for further investigation. The suspect was walking nearby the foreign tourist and found a good time to pick pocket the money from the tourist’s trouser. The Russian tourist was reported to be drunk at that moment. Locals around that area had witnessed the crime and therefore tried to detain the suspect from running away. The suspect confessed that he was hanging out in that area and did not plan on running away. The guy recording the video was a friend of the suspect who wanted a share from pick-pocketing the tourist but the suspect denied and therefore the friend reported it to the police.

After preliminary investigations the police failed to believe the suspects confession, they also identified drug usage, where purple substance was detected in his urine. Further investigations are now being proceeded.